Share this postFrontiers of PsychotopologyVolume 1 Drafts ArchiveCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreV1 Drafts ArchiveVolume 1 Drafts ArchiveThe posts that laid the groundwork for the first bookJoe ShirleyJun 30, 2025Share this postFrontiers of PsychotopologyVolume 1 Drafts ArchiveCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShareBook Draft PostsIntroducing the ScienceFrontiers of PsychotopologyJoe Shirley·June 20, 2024Read full storyOne Facet at a TimeJoe Shirley·July 31, 2024Read full storyMaps Within MapsJoe Shirley·August 7, 2024Read full storyBuilding Good MapsJoe Shirley·August 21, 2024Read full storyOur Biggest Obstacles to an Inner ScienceJoe Shirley·September 4, 2024Read full storyThe Subtle Dimension of FeelingmindJoe Shirley·September 11, 2024Read full storyHow Discoveries Are MadeJoe Shirley·September 18, 2024Read full storyMy Approach to Science (Part One)Joe Shirley·September 25, 2024Read full storyA New Method for Observing Inner ExperienceJoe Shirley·October 2, 2024Read full storyThe Beginning of a New ScienceJoe Shirley·October 23, 2024Read full storyIntroducing the Structure of AttentionJoe Shirley·October 30, 2024Read full storyPrinciples to Guide Our Early ObservationsJoe Shirley·November 20, 2024Read full storyRadical CuriosityJoe Shirley·Feb 26Read full storyFieldwork OverviewFieldwork Quick StartJoe Shirley·October 9, 2024Read full storyGive Fieldwork a TryJoe Shirley·July 3, 2024Read full storyTry It #1: Fieldwork PreparationJoe Shirley·June 29, 2024Read full storyTry It #2: Fieldwork MappingJune 29, 2024Read full storyTry It #3: Fieldwork MovingJune 29, 2024Read full storyA Word of CautionJoe Shirley·October 16, 2024Read full storyEyes Wide Open, TogetherJoe Shirley·November 6, 2024Read full storyFieldwork in Depth: MappingIn-Depth Instructions for Rigorous ObservationJoe Shirley·November 13, 2024Read full storyWorking as a Solo ExplorerJoe Shirley·November 27, 2024Read full storyWorking with a Mutual Facilitation PartnerJoe Shirley·December 4, 2024Read full storyQuestion Structures for Directing the Field of AwarenessJoe Shirley·December 11, 2024Read full storyFirst Impression — Plus Location, Size and ShapeJoe Shirley·December 18, 2024Read full storySubstance Qualities and TemperatureJoe Shirley·December 25, 2024Read full storyColor, Movement, Sound, and MoreJoe Shirley·Jan 1Read full storyBeliefs, Drawing, and Final ReviewJoe Shirley·Jan 8Read full storyIdentifying and Mapping Multiple, Coexisting StatesJoe Shirley·Jan 15Read full storyCultivating a Witness AwarenessJoe Shirley·Jan 22Read full storyPro Tips: Confirming Your Map, Managing Your State and MoreJoe Shirley·Jan 29Read full storyThe Being-With and North Star PracticesJoe Shirley·May 28Read full storyThe Science: ObservationThe Crucial Role of ObservationJoe Shirley·Mar 5Read full storySurprising Results as We BeginJoe Shirley·Mar 12Read full storyA New Hypothesis: The Sadness Signature?Joe Shirley·Mar 19Read full storyChallenges to the Assumed Somatic Basis for FeelingJoe Shirley·Mar 26Read full storyHow Virtual Materiality Makes Perfect SenseJoe Shirley·Apr 2Read full storyMultiple Coexisting Feeling StatesJoe Shirley·Apr 9Read full storyThe Feeling in Every Conscious ExperienceJoe Shirley·Apr 16Read full storyThe “I” Who ObservesJoe Shirley·Apr 23Read full storyObserving Transcendent ExperiencesJoe Shirley·Apr 30Read full storyThe Hidden Hell of Ordinary LifeJoe Shirley·May 7Read full storyGetting Real About Inner ExperienceJoe Shirley·May 14Read full storyCase ExamplesTransforming Fear, Opening to PossibilityJoe Shirley·July 10, 2024Read full storyWorking with Dynamic Patterns of DistressJoe Shirley·July 17, 2024Read full storyRevisiting Louise's TransformationJoe Shirley·July 24, 2024Read full storyTerror Becomes Excitement, a Transformation in Three SessionsJoe Shirley·May 21Read full storySusan's Fieldwork Session, #1: Mapping No!Joe Shirley·Jun 4Read full storySusan's Fieldwork Session, #2: Mapping Fearful FearJoe Shirley·Jun 11Read full storySusan's Fieldwork Session, #3: Mapping ShameJoe Shirley·Jun 18Read full storyPrevious